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Welcome to GATA.org.uk, the online face of the Guildford Amateur Theatre Association. We hope you find this website useful.
GATA is an umbrella organisation with about 20 societies and groups including theatre and opera companies, singing and youth groups, as well as dancers and film makers. GATA works towards advancing public education in the dramatic arts in and around Guildford. GATA has been a big ally to The Electric Theatre and was instrumental in its founding. Many of the groups perform at The Electric Theatre year in year out - why not drop in and see what they are up to, and maybe join in too? Look out for auditions and, if you don't want to tread the boards, there are other ways to get involved too!
Ghosts Murder Mystery Theatre Dinner
Fancy joining us for a bit of "who dun nit" entertainment and a three course meal? Ghosts are hosting Deadly Diamonds, a murder mystery theatre dinner presented by Murder On The Side. Saturday 9th June at the Merrist Wood Golf Club. Tickets are £30 per person for an evening of entertainment and a three course dinner. Bottle of Champagne to the winning table! To book tickets contact Polly King on 01483 850 933 or book online via the website www.ghostsmusicandtheatre.org.uk (you will need a paypal account)
Posted by Ghosts on 17 May 2012
Surrey Mozart Players
The Surrey Mozart Players will be giving their final concert of the 2011/12 season at 7.30pm on Saturday 23 June in Guildford’s Electric Theatre.
The programme will consist of Mozart’s 36th Symphony – the ‘Linz’, which Mozart wrote in 1783 to showcase his talents there; Haydn’s 95th Symphony – one of the great ‘London’ symphonies; and Weber’s first Clarinet Concerto, which Weber wrote in 1811 for his friend the virtuoso clarinettist Heinrich Baermann, Principal Clarinettist of the Munich Court Orchestra. Our soloist in this performance will be the world-class clarinettist Michael Collins.
Tickets are £15 (£7.50 for 16 and under) plus booking fee from the Electric Theatre Box Office 01483 444789.
Posted by Surrey Mozart Players on 17 May 2012
Surrey Mozart Players
The Surrey Mozart Players will be giving their final concert of the 2011/12 season at 7.30pm on Saturday 23 June in Guildford’s Electric Theatre.
The programme will consist of Mozart’s 36th Symphony – the ‘Linz’, which Mozart wrote in 1783 to showcase his talents there; Haydn’s 95th Symphony – one of the great ‘London’ symphonies; and Weber’s first Clarinet Concerto, which Weber wrote in 1811 for his friend the virtuoso clarinettist Heinrich Baermann, Principal Clarinettist of the Munich Court Orchestra. Our soloist in this performance will be the world-class clarinettist Michael Collins.
Tickets are £15 (£7.50 for 16 and under) plus booking fee from the Electric Theatre Box Office 01483 444789.
Posted by Surrey Mozart Players on 17 May 2012
MERROW DRAMATIC SOCIETY AUTUMN PRODUCTION.
AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD AT ST JOHN'S CENTRE, MERROW AT 8PM ON THE 29TH AND 31ST MAY.
Our October production at the Electric Theatre will be a modernised version of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". Updated - yes. Outrageously funny - without doubt, but still maintaining the spirit of the original even to the extent of delivering some lines in authentic 14th Century English.
The plays will be presented in the ancient tradition of Mummers travelling from village to village, using whatever site was available - in this case the set will represent an old barn - and improvising props from whatever came to hand.
Actors will need to flex their thespian muscles and be prepared to take on more than one role (including farmyard animals)!
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Posted by Merrow Dramatic Society on 8 May 2012
Guildford Opera Spring Concert- Opera Plus
Guildford Opera Chorus invites you to their spring concert, Opera Plus, on Saturday April 28th at 7.30 pm set in Holy Trinity Church, Guildford. The programme of opera cameos and other musical treats has been devised by their resident Musical Director Francis Griffin. It will include favourite choruses and arias, with highlights from recent productions of Lucia di Lammermoor and Otello and tasters from their forthcoming productions of Bellini’s La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) in November 2012 and Bizet’s Carmen in November 2013. They will be joined by soloists Yuri Sabatini (tenor), Jim Davis (bass) and the stunning soprano Eleanor Briggs to sing arias by Mozart, Donizetti and Verdi and accompanied by talented pianist Matthew Rickard who will also perform a solo. Tickets are £15 and are available on line at www.nodaboxoffice.co.uk or by calling the box office on 07768002720 or email boxoffice@guildfordopera.com.
Posted by Guildford Opera on 7 March 2012
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
Audition Dates Announced for Guildburys' 23rd Annual Open-air Production at Farnham Castle. 11 - 14 July 2012.
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Posted by Guildburys Theatre Co. on 4 March 2012
Student Film Makers looking for male actors
I am producing one of my final films at university and am looking for male actors. The film is a story created within the second world war and am looking for 3 male actors.
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Posted by Guildford Amateur Theatre Association on 3 December 2011
Artist wanted to help create sets for Sleeping Beauty
Hi Compton Little theatre are looking for someone to help out with set painting for their next panto - Sleeping Beauty - this is scenery on a small scale (we are a relatively smale scale village hall) - so might suit someone who's always wanted to have a go - but could start on something smaller - or someone who's done it before but doesn't want too big a project. We pride ourselves on our production values in a small space - and are a very friendly welcoming and family orientated group - if you fanc having a go please contact Alison on 01483 472084 or Rhona on 01483 861792 who are producing and directing respectively. - MANY THANKS
Posted by Guildford Amateur Theatre Association on 12 September 2011